KULBHUSHAN KUMAR vs RAJ KUMARI & ANR.

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision to grant maintenance under Section 23(2) of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956, to the wife and daughter of the appellant. The Court ruled that amounts received by the wife from her father were considered a bounty and not her income, thus not affecting the maintenance calculation. The Court affirmed the High Court's determination of maintenance amounting to Rs. 250 for the wife and Rs. 150 for the daughter, and clarified that deductions for income tax and professional expenses should be accounted for in determining the husband's 'free income'.